Other Project Activities

In addition to conferences and lectures, the DEAGENCY team also organises various events, including symposia, round tables, workshops, and training sessions. Team members actively collaborate with and participate in a wide range of local and international activities.

GUIDED TOUR of Žale Cemetery 2026

On 4 July 2026 participants of the third DEAGENCY international interdisciplinary conference titled The Agency of the Dead in the Lives of Individuals: Communication with the Dead attended a guided tour of Žale Cemetery, led by Miro Gracanin.

WORKSHOP: Presentation of the DEAGENCY Project

On 24 April 2026, project Members presented the DEAGENCY project titled The Roles of the Agency of the Dead in the Lives of Individuals in Contemporary Society to students and staff at Comenius University in Bratislava.

ROUND TABLE: The Dead Among Us: A Round Table on Contemporary Forms of Coexistence with the Dead

At the round table, researchers who are engaged in research on modern forms of coexistence with the deceased will present the results of their field research carried out in Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Hungary and Finland. The main focus of the conversation will be relationships with the dead in the context of social changes…

SYMPOSIUM: The Difficult Heritage of Mass Graves: Experiences and Comparisons

On 23 September 2025, the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology hosted an international, interdisciplinary symposium titled “Težavna dediščina množičnih grobišč: izkušnje in primerjave / The Difficult Heritage of Mass Graves: Experiences and Comparisons”, organised by members of the DEAGENCY project as part of the Faculty of Arts’ Year of Heritage. The symposium addressed the…

ROUND TABLE: Experiences, Challenges, and Successes of Female Researchers in Fieldwork

On 21 May 2024, our project members organised a round table titled "Are You Just Here Alone?" Experiences, Challenges, and Successes of Female Researchers in Fieldwork (A ti pa kar sama tukaj? Izkušnje, izzivi in uspehi raziskovalk na terenskem delu), as part of the Days of Gender Equality at the Faculty of Arts, University of…

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Ethical Dilemmas in Ethnographic Field Research

On 25 January 2024, the project team organised an international conference on Ethical Dilemmas in Ethnographic Field Research at the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology (Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana). Conference Programme Conference Report LIST OF SPEAKERS: Cssaba Meszaros, Institute of Ethnology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Finding ways to…